Implementing Auto-Suggestions

Auto-suggestions are generated using a dimension search based on a search terms entered by the agent. Auto-suggestions are not accessed using the catalog search results page, but the autoSuggestJson.jsp page, which is designed specifically for requesting auto-suggestion content collections from the Assembler and then rendering the results.

Auto-suggestions in Commerce Service Center are enabled by setting the autoSuggestURI property in the /atg/commerce/custsvc/catalog/endeca/configuration.properties file. The URI of the auto-suggestion content collection is used to create the URL that requests auto-suggestions. The number of characters that an agent enters into a search field before being provided with suggestions is set using the autoSuggestMinLength property in the configuration.properties file.